Collaborative Design: Managing a Team

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11/14/2014

Effective collaboration can make or break a project, as anyone who's ever suffered through "design by committee" can attest. But how do you manage a team—often including many external clients and internal creatives—so that collaboration moves smoothly and nets great results? This kind of teamwork requires clear roles and responsibilities, well-defined parameters, opportunities for input, people-management skills, and more. In this course, veteran web entrepreneur Lauren Bacon provides a proven framework for bringing people together collaboratively to create extraordinary outcomes.

Topics include:

Identifying stakeholders and decision makers

Defining roles

Choosing a collaboration model

Running great meetings

Resolving conflict

Thanking collaborators

Skill Level Appropriate for all

41m 50s

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- Hi, I'm Lauren Bacon.Welcome to Collaborative Design: Managing a Team.In this course, we'll focus on the key skills you needto manage a team for a collaborative web design project.It's aimed at web designers, project managers,and other creative professionalswho wanna collaborate more effectivelywith clients and colleagues.First, we'll explore how to define clear rolesand responsibilities for everyone on your team,whether they're creative team members, stakeholders,or decision makers.Next, we'll look at how to define the parametersof your collaboration,in order to ensure that everyone knows what to expect,in terms of process and outcomes.

We'll delve into the details of running better meetings,in order to make the most of your team's time and energy.Finally, I'll help you to develop skillsto avoid the pitfallsthat can trip up collaborative projects,including how to resolve conflictand how to coach your clients on giving effective feedback.When you're working collaboratively,there are a lot of moving parts,and it can be easy for projects to break down.But with a solid frameworkand the skills for bringing the right team together,collaborative design can produce extraordinary results,far beyond what any of us can do alone.